The two elements Hera found seemed to signify that they had the most valuable and stable relationship.
Bernard remarked, "I really like it. Thank you, sweetie."
"It's our first year," Hera replied.
They reunited at the end of August last year on the mountain at the borders of Jadonia and Valdenland. In a blink of an eye, a year had passed.
Bernard opened the glass cover sealing the periodic table of elements on the wall. He and Hera placed the elements into their respective grids before sealing the periodic table of elements again. They had completed the first year of their lifelong vow.
"Can you accompany me to go somewhere?" Bernard tugged at Hera's hand, intending to walk outside.
"I can't. I really have to meet with Johnson later. I want to try using hypnosis to bring back my memories," Hera insisted.
Bernard assumed that Hera had given up on retrieving her memories after a week had passed. He never expected that she would insist on doing so, making him feel rather sympathetic.
"I had hoped you'd say that this was one of your lies yesterday," he said with displeasure.
Hera replied, "Samantha's variety show last night was a lie."
Bernard relaxed a little. "I'll accompany you, then. After that, we'll have dinner together."
"Sure."
…
At around 10:30 am, Hera and Bernard arrived at Johnson's private clinic on time. Johnson's clinic wasn't open to the public, so it was rather secretive.
Aside from Johnson, there was another foreigner at the clinic. He seemed to be in his 50s to 60s and had a large nose and white beard.
"This is my psychology tutor, Felix Kennedy. He's an internationally renowned psychologist and has also studied brain anatomy and pathology in depth." Johnson spoke in Jadonish first.
He then used Terranish to introduce Hera and Bernard to Felix, "Mr. Kennedy, this is my boss, and this is Ms. Hera Youngworth."
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